Bench-vise.



' No. 758,960. PATBNTEDMAY s, 1904.5l

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` Vise, of which the following is xa specificationl" bench-vises.

provide asimple, inexpensive, and'eiiicient UNITED ,STATESA Patented May 3, 1904.

VPATIENT OFFICE.

JAMES'DEGELLEKE; or soDUs, NEW YORK.

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` sPcIFIoATIoN flaming. part of Letteis Patent No. 758,960,1ated May 3,1 1904- ,.ippiiciioniiieagiin11,1903 semina-161,046.5 (Numan.) l

` Be it 'known thatk I, JAMES DEGELLEKE, a`

citizen of the United States, Vresiding at Sodusjt in the county of Wayneand State of New York, have invented anew and useful Bench-l The -invention relates to improvements inl@ Theobjectof the present invention is to ,im-ff provejtliev construction of'bfench-vises and to.

one of great strengthv and durability adapted to be readily mounted' ori-and removed from albench or analogous support and capable of firmly gripping a boar'd 'or plank and of supiI porting the saine inan' upright position on I or otherwise operated on. l

one edge while the said board is lbeing planed'- "With these andfoth'er` objects in view the invention cons ivstsin theconstruction and novel i combination andarrangementof parts here .inafterfullyy described, illustrated in the ac" companyingfdrawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood" that various changes in the form, proportion,

size, and minor details'of construction within" the scpe'of the claimsginay'be resorted to without departingv from rthe spirit or sacrific- 'ing anyof the advantages of the invention.v

'l 'inthe drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of `a bench-vise ,constructed in accordance with',

this invention and illustrating'the manner of "clamping aboard., Fig. 2 isa transverse sectional lview on the line 2 2 of Fig. v1.

drawings.

n Fig. 3' is a idetail `persjgie'ctive view of thecam-lever. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the inner jaw. Fig.

f 5'is a similar .view of the outer jaw.. Fig. 6

is' a detail view of .the pivotal longitudinal bar or lever.

Like ,numerals vof reference designate corresponding `parts in all the iguresof the.,

1 ldesignates an inner jaw provided with a straight longitudinalengaging edge or face 2,

vadapted to fitV against a board 3 at the inner side thereof, as clearly shown in Figs'. 1 and 2 of the drawings. The inner jaw 1, which is provided with a fiat lower face to fit upon a bench or other support, has a depending pin or projection 4, removably fitting in a perforation 'of the top 5 ofk a'bencli, as clearly shownin Figf2. rTlne pin or projection fi,y

which is formed integral with the'jaw, as illustrated'in 2,I may be constructedv in any other desired manner, as ywill bereadily understood. The="`inner jaw cooperates with an .outer adjustable'- jaw 6, consisting of a thin longitudinal bar presenting smooth inner and outer faces, the inner face 'being adapted to lengage the outer face of the board 3', whereby f theboard is lirmly'clampedvinan upright position on one edge. v The bar', which constitutes the jaw 6, is provided at one end'with a pairjofl outwardly-extending: horizontal ears 7,'between which ispivoted one'end, 8, of a longitudinal lever 9. The 'end' 8 of the bar or lever 9 is reduced to' lit betweenthe ears 7 and is perforatedto receive a pivot 10.' The other rend, 11, of the longitudinal bar or lever 9 is bifurcated 'to receive fa cam-lever 12, and the said baror lever 9'is provided with a central depending pin orprojectio`n`13, preferably formed integral with'the bar or lever and adaptedto'fit removably ini vperforation of the'bench.I One arm of the longitudinal bar' or leveris provided with a recessed or cut-away `portion14, located `adjacent kto the end 8 and adapted to reduce'the weight of the bar or lever,"which is also provided at its center with 'anoutWardly-projecting lipfor flange 15'." The lip; or iiange is adapted ,tov Vii'icr'ease the bearing-surface of the longitudinal 'bench-'engag- "ingmember yor lever'at the ypivot formed by .tlie'depending pin or projection. The camlever, which is 'provided witli'fa circular head, has' aslot 16 arranged at anfangle tothe handle portion 17 of the lever an'dfpr'ovided at one side with'a series'of hook-,shapedprojections or lugs forming bearings 18 and adapted, to receive a'pivot 19, which passesthrou'gh the bifurcated end of thebench-engaging-lever or -member "9. By this construction the camlever is capable of .ready adjustment to position the parts ofthe benchvise to clamp boards o'f different 'thicknesses,"and a board or plank vmaybe ,readily clamped' in an upright position on I,the bench, asindicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, by simply oscillating the cam-lever. The bench-vise will firmly grip a board or plankV 4and'will efectually pre- IOO vent the same from springing out of engagement with it when the board or plank is being planed or otherwise operated on. The camlever, which has its head operating in the slot or bifurcation of the longitudinal bar or member 9, projects beyond the bifurcated end of the bar or member and engages the outer face of the adjacent end of the outer jaw. The bar or member 9 is adapted to oscillate on its pivot to permit the adjustable jaw 6 to move inward and outward to accommodate boards and planks of dierent thicknesses.

The bench -vise, which is preferably constructed of metal, may of course be made of other material, and it is detachably mounted on the bench and is adapted to be readily removed therefrom and replaced thereon, and when detached the jaws are separated from each other. By this construction the benchvise is handled with the same facility as if it were composed of two sections or members only, as the outer adjustable jaw and the camlever are permanently connected with the longitudinal bar or member until the pivots at the ends of the bar or member 9 are removed. These pivots may be constructed inY any desired manner, as will be readily understood.

What I claim is- 1. A device of the class described comprising a longitudinal lever fulcrumed between its ends, an adjustable jaw adapted to be secured to a suitable support and :connected with one arm of the longitudinal lever, means mounted on the other arm of the longitudinal lever for engaging the adjustable jaw, and a jaw adapted to be secured to a suitable support and coperating with the adjustable jaw, substantially as described.

2. A device of-the class described comprising a lever fulcrumed between its ends, an adjustable jaw adapted to be secured to a suitable support and connected with one arm of the lever, means located at the other arm of the lever for actuating the adjustable jaw, and a jaw adapted to be secured to a suitable support and coperating with the adjustable jaw, substantially as described.

3. Adevice of the class described comprising a lever fulcrumed between its ends, an adjustable jaw adapted to be secured toasuitable support and connected with one arm of the lever, a cam-lever located at the other arm of the lever and arranged to actuate the adjustable jaw, and a jaw adapted to be secured to a suitable support and coperating with the adjustable jaw, substantially as described.

4. In a device of the class described the combination of a lever fulcrumed between its ends,

an adjustable jaw adapted to be secured to a suitable support and connected with one arm of the lever, and means located at the other arm of the lever for actuating the adjustable jaw, substantially as described.

5. In adevice of the class described the combination of an adjustable jaw, adapted to be secured to a suitable support and a longitudinal lever fulcrumed between its ends and having one of its ends arranged to actuate the adjustable jaw, and means located at the othel` arm of the lever for actuating the other end of the adjustable jaw, said means consisting of an adjustable cam lever` substantially as described.

6. In a device of the class described the combination of an adjustable jaw, adapted to be secured to a support, and a lever disposed longitudinally of the jaw and fulcrumed between its ends, one arm of the lever being pivotally connected with one end of the jaw and the other arm being provided with a pivot, and a cam-lever provided with a slot and having a series of bearings therein to receive the said pivot, said cam-lever being adapted to engage and operate the adjustable jaw, substantially as described.

7. A device of the class described comprising a lever provided between its ends with a depending pivot adapted to engage a suitable support, a jaw connected at one end with one arm of the lever, a cam-lever mounted on the other arm of the lever and engaging the jaw, and a jaw provided with means for detachably engaging a support and adapted to cooperate with the said jaw, substantially as described.

8. In adevice of the class described,the combination of the inner jaw having a pin or projection to provide an interlocking connection with a support, the outer jaw adapted to be secured to a suitable support and spaced from the inner jaw, and a lever pivoted to the outer jaw and having a cam bearing upon said outer jaw.

9. In a device of the class described the combination of a lever provided between its ends with a depending pivot adapted to engage a suitable support, a jaw connected at one end with one arm of the leve1,and a cam-lever mounted on the other arm of the lever and engaging the jaw.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own 1 have hereto afxed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES DEGELLEKE.

Witnesses:

C. H. MYERS, I). J. BURLEE.

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